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Three Kayakers Safe After Spilling Into Sauk River Saturday Night
(KNSI) - Three men are OK after their kayaks flipped on the rain swollen Sauk River Saturday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office sats 21-year-old Preston Silver of St. Cloud, along with 22-year...
Ashley Menzemer May 16, 2022 Unsplash

Zebra Mussels Found in Wright County Lake
(KNSI) - Zebra mussels have been found in Lake Pulaski in Wright County. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a lake service provider found a dead mussel on equipment installed on a lake...
Jake Judd May 16, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Local Officers Remembered During National Police Week
(KNSI) - Police officers throughout the country remember officers killed in the line of duty during National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who ...
Jake Judd May 16, 2022

Visit Greater St. Cloud's Restaurant Week Kicks Off
(KNSI) - The first-ever Visit Greater Saint Cloud Restaurant Week begins tonight. Each day has a theme with at least four establishments showing off their fare. Today's theme is Worldly Flavors. It wr...
Ashley Menzemer May 16, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Minnesota Senator Introducing Legislation to Target Abusive Pharmaceutical Business Practices
(KNSI) - Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is introducing three pieces of legislation to combat rising drug prices and target abusive business practices within the pharmaceutical industry. The bills come f...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 16, 2022 Unsplash

Stearns County Service Center Drive-Thru Closed in Waite Park
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Service Center at 3301 County Road 138 in Waite Park is experiencing significant flooding in its parking lot. The building is open to walk-ins and appointments, but the dri...
Ashley Menzemer May 16, 2022 Stearns County Facebook

Dental Office Offering Free Care for Veterans
(KNSI) - Two dental offices in Central Minnesota are helping military members with free dental care. Aspen Dental offices will open their doors for full-service care at no cost on June 11th from 8 a.m...
Jake Judd May 16, 2022 Unsplash

Corn and Soybean Planting Behind Schedule
(KNSI) - Corn and soybean growers are facing a narrow window to get seeds in the ground. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Nathan Drewitz says that if planting is pushed to June you begin to ...
Ashley Menzemer May 16, 2022 Unsplash

Northeastern Minnesota Bracing for Record Flooding
LUTSEN, Minn. (AP) - Communities in northeastern Minnesota are preparing to deal with more flooding and are calling for volunteers to help with sandbagging. Near Voyageurs National Park, most docks ar...
Associated Press May 16, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Walz, Legislative Leaders Reach Bipartisan Deal to Wrap Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced Monday that they struck a bipartisan deal on a broad framework for parceling out a massive budget surplus with a week ...
Associated Press May 16, 2022 AP Photo/Steve Karnowski